MrsLQ
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Hello 
This is the story of my little mans entrance into the world!!
Vital Statistics
Gestation: 38 weeks and 4 days
DOB: 25/10/2011
Time: 09.02 am
Weight: 7lbs 4oz
Height: 52 cms
I had been having irregular tightenings for about a week, I took this to mean my body was preparing itself for labour. On the 24th, I began losing what I thought was my mucus plug, however I was unsure as I had inserted 3 EPO capsules the night before and wasnt sure if it was the outer gel of the capsules. It happened a few times and I thought maybe this is actually my plug? In the afternoon, I was literally on my hands and knees picking things up off the living room floor as I found it impossible to bend. As I was about to get up to standing position I felt something like a small gush and I thought what the hell was that?. I stood up and thought about the fact that I had in the past 10 mins drank 1 and ¾ pints of cordial and then thought oh God I have pissed myself, I made my way to bathroom and sat on the toilet took my pants off and smelt them! *the things us women do!!!* and it smelt kind of sweet and definitely not of pee. I posted on BnB called my Husband and told him to make his way home. I also called my mum and she got excited saying that baby was on his way.
I called the hospital as I was high risk and they told me to make my way in, but not to rush. I called my BF and her husband who just happened to be in Birmingham (they had move to Brighton 3 weeks ago) and they offered to come and get me and take me to the hospital. I made my way there and I was losing little bits of water and plug the whole time. I started having contractions about an hour after my waters broke. I was put on the machine for a while when I got there and it was registering my contractions. They wanted to check to see how dilated I was so they could decide if I had to stay there or if I could go home. I asked if I could go for a walk and when I got back have them check. I went for a walk and was having contractions the whole time, they were uncomfortable, but not massively painful, I had to kind of jig through them. I went for the walk and was checked and told at 8.30 pm I was 1 cm, however the baby had not descended fully into my pelvis and it can be quite dangerous as the placenta can come down first.
I was then told that I would be moved to the delivery ward and checked in 4 hours if I had not progressed to being in established labour I would be moved to the maternity ward. I was also told if I had not delivered or progressed fast enough I would be induced within 48hrs **eeeeek**. I went to delivery and was basically left to it, my contractions got stronger and closer together, I was just walking around and keeping mobile at this point, My Midwife, popped in a few times and was really lovely, I had to have Gaviscon as I had really bad heartburn *WTF* I was supposed to have been checked at 1am however my midwife was delivering another baby *awwww*. I was instead checked at 2.30am and was 3cm, I was so relieved as I hadnt got this far with Oliver and my body had done this all by itself. As it was so late the midwife said I would just stay in the delivery suite, I asked if I could have some pain relief as I wanted to sleep and knew we were in for a Looooooooooong night. I then proceeded to vomit yuck! Was going to have pethidine, but decided to try the pool first, I did and I didnt really like it. It made my contractions really Strong and speeded them up to one every 21/2 minutes (as I hadnt had any pain relief it was just too much), I got out of the pool after ½ hour and had a shot of pethidine and carried on, the pethidine worked really well for me. I was able to get some sleep.
My contractions got stronger and stronger and it is all kind of a blur, I used my birthing ball and was breathing through it all, I remember some very random conversations. I also had some Gas and air, I was then checked at 8 am and was 5cms, I was relieved that I had progressed, but thought I had hours to go and was asking for an epidural, I instead had another shot of pethidine and within 30 minutes thought I was dying and had to poo, I was screaming and the MW said it was babies head moving down my pelvis. I screamed I had to poo and went to the toilet with my best friend, I was convinced my bum was falling out, I was in agony. The contractions were coming hard and fast and I couldnt move. The MW came and eventually got me to the bed she asked if she could re-examine me and I questioned it as it hadnt even been 45 minutes since the last time, she did the check anyway and said I was 10cms and ready to go, by this time it was just before 9am. My membrane had come out earlier when I was trying to poo and was hanging out but hadnt popped *weird*, she then said it was time to push and me and hubby thought we had about an hour to go, Sean had called my mum at 8.30 to say to make her way down as I was 5 cms, once push and out popped baby Zachary ..We were in shock, Sean said it was the quietest I had been through the whole thing, he was born into the membrane sac which had to be broken and his eyes were open. One more push and he was out. He was her at 9.02am ..I had gone from 5cm to birthing him in less than 45 mins .crazy!!
I was given him straight away and was just in awe, I delivered the placenta after 30 minutes and was then told I had a 2nd degree tear, 3 grazes and a small tear by where I pee ouchies, I was sutured which took forever and Sean had Zachary. We were both super sleepy from the pethidine and he couldnt latch to feed. After I was all stitched up I had a shower, where I passed the biggest clot (about the size of my hand!!) I was then taken to the ward and we were left to it, was lovely, such a different experience from before .
Hope this is an inspiring story for all high risk ladies hoping for a VBAC!!
Photos of my beautiful baby boy.....Zachary Noah Jonah Lewis-Quinn
Just been born and handed to mummy
All wrapped up, his 1st day on the world
Me and my Boys Zachary and Oliver
The proudest big brother in the world!!! 
This is the story of my little mans entrance into the world!!
Vital Statistics
Gestation: 38 weeks and 4 days
DOB: 25/10/2011
Time: 09.02 am
Weight: 7lbs 4oz
Height: 52 cms
I had been having irregular tightenings for about a week, I took this to mean my body was preparing itself for labour. On the 24th, I began losing what I thought was my mucus plug, however I was unsure as I had inserted 3 EPO capsules the night before and wasnt sure if it was the outer gel of the capsules. It happened a few times and I thought maybe this is actually my plug? In the afternoon, I was literally on my hands and knees picking things up off the living room floor as I found it impossible to bend. As I was about to get up to standing position I felt something like a small gush and I thought what the hell was that?. I stood up and thought about the fact that I had in the past 10 mins drank 1 and ¾ pints of cordial and then thought oh God I have pissed myself, I made my way to bathroom and sat on the toilet took my pants off and smelt them! *the things us women do!!!* and it smelt kind of sweet and definitely not of pee. I posted on BnB called my Husband and told him to make his way home. I also called my mum and she got excited saying that baby was on his way.
I called the hospital as I was high risk and they told me to make my way in, but not to rush. I called my BF and her husband who just happened to be in Birmingham (they had move to Brighton 3 weeks ago) and they offered to come and get me and take me to the hospital. I made my way there and I was losing little bits of water and plug the whole time. I started having contractions about an hour after my waters broke. I was put on the machine for a while when I got there and it was registering my contractions. They wanted to check to see how dilated I was so they could decide if I had to stay there or if I could go home. I asked if I could go for a walk and when I got back have them check. I went for a walk and was having contractions the whole time, they were uncomfortable, but not massively painful, I had to kind of jig through them. I went for the walk and was checked and told at 8.30 pm I was 1 cm, however the baby had not descended fully into my pelvis and it can be quite dangerous as the placenta can come down first.
I was then told that I would be moved to the delivery ward and checked in 4 hours if I had not progressed to being in established labour I would be moved to the maternity ward. I was also told if I had not delivered or progressed fast enough I would be induced within 48hrs **eeeeek**. I went to delivery and was basically left to it, my contractions got stronger and closer together, I was just walking around and keeping mobile at this point, My Midwife, popped in a few times and was really lovely, I had to have Gaviscon as I had really bad heartburn *WTF* I was supposed to have been checked at 1am however my midwife was delivering another baby *awwww*. I was instead checked at 2.30am and was 3cm, I was so relieved as I hadnt got this far with Oliver and my body had done this all by itself. As it was so late the midwife said I would just stay in the delivery suite, I asked if I could have some pain relief as I wanted to sleep and knew we were in for a Looooooooooong night. I then proceeded to vomit yuck! Was going to have pethidine, but decided to try the pool first, I did and I didnt really like it. It made my contractions really Strong and speeded them up to one every 21/2 minutes (as I hadnt had any pain relief it was just too much), I got out of the pool after ½ hour and had a shot of pethidine and carried on, the pethidine worked really well for me. I was able to get some sleep.
My contractions got stronger and stronger and it is all kind of a blur, I used my birthing ball and was breathing through it all, I remember some very random conversations. I also had some Gas and air, I was then checked at 8 am and was 5cms, I was relieved that I had progressed, but thought I had hours to go and was asking for an epidural, I instead had another shot of pethidine and within 30 minutes thought I was dying and had to poo, I was screaming and the MW said it was babies head moving down my pelvis. I screamed I had to poo and went to the toilet with my best friend, I was convinced my bum was falling out, I was in agony. The contractions were coming hard and fast and I couldnt move. The MW came and eventually got me to the bed she asked if she could re-examine me and I questioned it as it hadnt even been 45 minutes since the last time, she did the check anyway and said I was 10cms and ready to go, by this time it was just before 9am. My membrane had come out earlier when I was trying to poo and was hanging out but hadnt popped *weird*, she then said it was time to push and me and hubby thought we had about an hour to go, Sean had called my mum at 8.30 to say to make her way down as I was 5 cms, once push and out popped baby Zachary ..We were in shock, Sean said it was the quietest I had been through the whole thing, he was born into the membrane sac which had to be broken and his eyes were open. One more push and he was out. He was her at 9.02am ..I had gone from 5cm to birthing him in less than 45 mins .crazy!!
I was given him straight away and was just in awe, I delivered the placenta after 30 minutes and was then told I had a 2nd degree tear, 3 grazes and a small tear by where I pee ouchies, I was sutured which took forever and Sean had Zachary. We were both super sleepy from the pethidine and he couldnt latch to feed. After I was all stitched up I had a shower, where I passed the biggest clot (about the size of my hand!!) I was then taken to the ward and we were left to it, was lovely, such a different experience from before .
Hope this is an inspiring story for all high risk ladies hoping for a VBAC!!
Photos of my beautiful baby boy.....Zachary Noah Jonah Lewis-Quinn
Just been born and handed to mummy All wrapped up, his 1st day on the world Me and my Boys Zachary and Oliver The proudest big brother in the world!!! 
congratulations hun, hes gorgeous xx
lovely birth story and two very gorgeous boys! x
